New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-W - Former Division of Human Services
Chapter He-W 600 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE
Part He-W 676 - NURSING FACILITIES
Section He-W 676.01 - Financial Eligibility for Nursing Facilities

(a) The department shall provide medical assistance for all the dates for which payment is requested when the following criteria have been met:

(b) Each individual applying for or in nursing facility care shall be treated as an assistance group of one.

(c) If the individual's net income, as defined in He-W 601.109, is greater than the rate of the nursing facility, the individual shall be eligible for in and out medically needy medical assistance, as defined in He-W 601.88, and the cost of the nursing facility care shall be an allowable expense for spending down to the protected income level, as defined in He-W 601.133.

(d) Nursing care payments shall be made only on behalf of individuals in licensed, certified nursing facilities.

(e) Individuals in licensed but uncertified nursing facilities shall be considered to be residing in an independent living arrangement.

(f) The nursing facility rate used in determining eligibility shall remain in effect until the next eligibility determination.

(g) The veterans affairs aid and attendance allowance shall be used in full to offset the cost of nursing facility care.

(h) A deduction for the cost of health insurance shall be allowed regardless of whether the expense is mandatory or voluntary.

(i) Whenever health insurance premiums are due more frequently than monthly, the cost shall be converted to a monthly amount in accordance with He-W 652.05.

(j) Whenever health insurance premiums are due less frequently than monthly, the cost shall be averaged over the period it is intended to cover in order to obtain a monthly amount.